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Zimmerman Redux: The Breaking Louisiana Self-Defense Case of Merritt Landry

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 27, 2013 241 Comments

Merritt Landry, a 33-year-old “white caucasian” shot the victim, a 14-year-old black boy, in the head. A single spent cartridge case was recovered at the scene, indicating that a semi-automatic weapon was used and suggesting that a single shot was fired. The hour of the...

The Supreme Court’s 9-0 Rulings Against Obama Reveal Disregard for the Constitution

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on July 27, 2013 18 Comments

Ilya Somin has an interesting article on 9-0 Supreme Court rulings: Those of us who follow Supreme Court decisions spend most of our time debating the contentious issues that divide justices 5-4 along predictable ideological lines. Often, that’s where the loudest public debates are as...

Clashes Between Rival Protest Groups in Egypt Turn Deadly

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 27, 2013 3 Comments

More violence has erupted in Egypt as thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in rival demonstrations for and against the continued detention of ousted Egyptian President Morsi. From CNN: Massive, rival rallies in and around Cairo ran into the wee hours of Saturday,...

To Samaria and back

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 26, 2013 8 Comments

Another in my ongoing posts from Israel: Today we reunited with a family I was close to while a student in Moscow in 1980, and had not seen since 1984 in Moscow. It was great, and very satisfying. The parents, now in their early 80’s, have...

“American Idol” Faces Discrimination Lawsuit from Black Contestants

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 26, 2013 18 Comments

I was once a big fan of the show American Idol, cheering on a variety of contestants during each season. I was especially impressed with Jennifer Hudson, an African-American beauty who went on from her appearance on the show to fame …as well as numerous...

The IRS Workers’ Union Also Wants Exemption from ObamaCare

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on July 26, 2013 35 Comments

First the Teamsters, UFCW, and UNITE-HERE expressed their belated disapproval of the ObamaCare Tax monstrosity, and now the IRS employee union wants to be exempted from Obamacare. The Teamsters, et al., made points that we’ve been making since 2009, points they willfully ignored and openly...

A stone’s throw away from trouble in Jerusalem

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 25, 2013 13 Comments

Another in my ongoing posts from Israel: Today I toured areas of the Western Wall in Jerusalem I had not previously seen. First, the part of the wall to the right of the Kotel (live webcam here) beyond the Mugrabi Bridge, where there are fallen...

Dan Bongino pens Benghazi gem in Washington Times

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on July 25, 2013 14 Comments

While the President laments “distracting” and “phony scandals,” Bongino laments the Americans lives lost, and the deafening silence as to why.

On “Responsibly Ending the War in Iraq”

Posted by David Gerstman on July 25, 2013 31 Comments

"The gains of the surge are now in jeopardy ..." - Aymenn al-Tamimi, in the Washington Post

New public planning approach: Less service, more tracking

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 24, 2013 36 Comments

While news of a myriad of sex scandals in major American cities offers summer distractions, a few other items caught my eye: With the US Postal service bleeding money after the explosion of social media, the agency is looking to end at-your-door mail delivery: The...

History and immunity

Posted by New Neo on July 24, 2013 23 Comments

America has been so generally fortunate that we have forgotten what we should have known, and neglected to teach it to our children. It’s like a population that’s not been exposed to certain illnesses and is therefore less able to defend against them. Too many...

Snowden Must Remain in Moscow Airport Transit Zone For Now

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 24, 2013 8 Comments

Edward Snowden will remain in the transit zone of a Russian airport for now, despite earlier news reports today that he’d received clearance to leave. A lawyer for Snowden arrived at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow Wednesday, carrying a large paper bag as he walked past...

The More Israel Gives, the More the Palestinians Take

Posted by David Gerstman on July 24, 2013 16 Comments

Mideast Media Sampler 07/24/2013

Police Sergeant Who Released Tsarnaev Photos Placed on Restricted Duty

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 23, 2013 12 Comments

Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Sean Murphy was placed on restricted duty today, after he released photos of the capture of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to a magazine in protest of the recent Rolling Stone cover. From Boston Magazine: Sgt. Sean P. Murphy, the 25-year...

How Europe came to view Hezbollah as a Terrorist Organization

Posted by David Gerstman on July 23, 2013 8 Comments

Mideast Media Sampler 7-22-2013

Stand Your Ground: The “New” Self-Defense Doctrine That’s 136 Years Young

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 23, 2013 76 Comments

Much has been made lately of the self-defense legal doctrine of Stand-Your-Ground, mostly for political purposes unrelated to any actual legal application of the doctrine (for more on this, see here: Stand-Your-Ground: Gun Control Zombies Exploit Grieving Black Community). Stand Your Ground Does Not Make it...

This Night In Jerusalem

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 22, 2013 30 Comments

Today, I had the great pleasure to meet three of the Israeli bloggers we link to and write about, on my road to Jerusalem. We took the ride from Tel Aviv to Petah Tikva, one of the earliest Jewish towns, where we met Anne from...

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